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Homeland Defense Journal Training Conference
 

Continuity of Government Operations and Telework
 
August 15, 2006


NRECA Executive Conference Center - 1st Floor
4301 Wilson Blvd

Arlington, VA

NOTE: On-line registrations for this conference are now closed. Space is available for walk in registrants. To register the day of the conference, please bring your payment and the attached registration form
 

Registration Time: 7:30 am, Program Starts: 8:30 am, Wrap-up: 4:00 pm

About the Conference

The Continuity of Government Operations and Telework Training Conference is about best practices, lesson-learned and current thinking in the development of agency mission continuity plans. As a baseline of preparedness for the full range of potential emergencies, all government agencies, including federal, state, local, and counties shall have in place a viable COOP capability which ensures the performance of their essential functions during any emergency or situation that may disrupt normal operations. County and local governments have to deal with events such as hurricanes, fires, or floods that would require them to relocate their operations for an extended period of time. The changing threat environment and recent emergencies, including localized acts of nature, accidents, technological emergencies, and military or terrorist attack-related incidents, have shifted awareness to the need for COOP capabilities that enable agencies to continue their essential functions across a broad spectrum of emergencies.

Telework is an essential element of federal agencies' COOP Planning. In the aftermath of the events of September 11, 2001, it has become increasingly evident that Federal agencies need to consider a full range of possibilities related to how and where their work is accomplished. Continuity of operations relies more than ever on enabling government employees and contractors to work from any location. Both the White House and the House Reform Committee in their recent discussions of COOP, especially in the event of a pandemic, emphasized telework as a critical component in any COOP plan.

COOP planning as an effort to assure that the capability exists to continue essential agency functions across a wide range of potential emergencies. The objectives of a COOP plan may include:

  • Ensuring the continuous performance of an agency’s essential functions/operations during an emergency
  • Protecting essential or backup capabilities of facilities, equipment, records, and other assets
  • Reducing or mitigations disruptions to operations
  • Reducing loss of life, minimizing damage and losses
  • Achieving a timely and orderly recovery for an emergency and resumption of full services to customers
  • Teleworking

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Who Should Attend
  • Agency Executives concerned with continuity of operations
  • Disaster recovery, business continuity planners
  • Operations executives
  • Data communications and information technology managers
  • Disaster recovery team members
  • Supervisors of security and guards
What You Will Learn
  • Steps in the Development of your agency continuity plan
  • How to manage, implement, test and refresh your plan
  • How to implement a Telework plan
  • Telework technology
  • Updated strategies for crisis communication, coordination, data communications, incident comment
  • Lessons-learned and best practices
  • Action checklists for your agency plans

Early Registrants

  • 597TH Trans Terminal Group, Administrative Officer
  • 61st Air Base Wing/XP, Chief of Plans and Programs
  • Administrative Office of the Trial Court, Director of Planning & Policy Development
  • Association of Contingency Planners & Business Development Associates LLC, Board of Directors for the Association of Contingency Planners; Senior Director, Business Development Associates LLC
  • BDA Global, Senior Manager
  • Beck Disaster Recovery, Inc., Director, Emergency Management Planning
  • Booz Allen Hamilton, Consultant
  • Bureau of Economic Analysis, Public Affairs Specialist
  • Bureau of the Public Debt, Emergency Preparedness Office Coordinator
  • Business Development Associates LLC, Senior Director
  • City of Laurel, Maryland, City Administrator
  • City of Laurel, Maryland, Deputy City Administrator
  • City of Laurel, Maryland, Director of Finance
  • City of Laurel, Maryland, System Engineer
  • Corporation for National and Community Services, Director, Administrative and Management Services
  • DC Department of Transportation/Traffic Service Administration, Railway Operations Controller
  • DC Department of Transportation/Traffic Service Administration, Supervisory Engineering Technician
  • Defense Continuity Crisis Management, Program Analyst
  • Defense Contract Audit Agency, Agency Security Officer
  • Defense Information Systems Agency, Computer Specialist
  • Defense Information Systems Agency, Director for Manpower, Personnel and Security
  • Defense Information Systems Agency, Public Affairs Specialist
  • Defense Information Systems Agency, Special Assistant to the Director for Manpower, Personnel and Security
  • Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Chief, Technical Inspections
  • Department of Health & Human Services - Office of the Inspector General, Senior Business Continuity Professional & Director
  • Department of Health & Human Services - ACF, Director
  • Department of Health & Human Services - ACF, Manager
  • Department of Homeland Security, Director, Emergency Response Senior Advisory Committee and Critical Infrastructure Task Force
  • Department of Navy, Director for Consequence Management/Business Continuity (CM/BC) Planning
  • Department of Transportation, Infrastructure Manager
  • Department of Veterans Affairs, Acting Chief Consultant, Emergency Management Strategic Healthcare Group
  • DHS/TSA, Senior Advisor
  • Division of AIDS/NIAID/NIH, Director
  • DISA,  Director for Manpower, Personnel, and Security
  • Dutchess Co., NY Department of Health, Epidemiologist, Bioterrorism Coordinator
  • Edgewood Chemical Biological Center, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Homeland Protection Engineering Team Leader
  • EG&G Technical Services, Director, Response and Recovery Services (Former Federal Coordinating Officer for FEMA)
  • Fairfax County, VA Department of Family Services, Executive Assistant to the Director
  • Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Security Specialist
  • Federal Solutions Group, Chief Executive Officer
  • HHS/SAMHSA, Public Health Analyst
  • Kodiak Edge, Principal
  • Kodiak Edge, Vice President
  • Lake Co., CO Health & Human Services, Public Health Nursing Service, Director
  • Library of Congress, Emergency Management Specialist
  • Los Alamos National Laboratory, Emergency Manager
  • Malcolm Pirnie Inc., Vice President
  • Manheim, PA, Central School District, Assistant Principal, District Safety Coordinator
  • ManTech, Project Leader
  • Marion County, IN Emergency Management Division, Coordinator
  • Marion County, IN Emergency Management Division, Reservist
  • Maryland Department of Human Resources, Program Manager
  • Maryland Transportation Authority, Administrator IV
  • MD Administrative Office of the Courts/Judicial Information Systems, Data Center Senior Manager
  • MD Administrative Office of the Courts/Judicial Information Systems, Deputy Director
  • MDCH-OPHP, Continuity of Operations Coordinator, State of Michigan
  • Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services, Center for Emergency Response & Terrorism
  • National Archives and Records Administration, Continuity and Emergency Program Manager
  • National Eye Institute, Chief Information Officer
  • National Institutes of Health, Chief, Emergency Telecommunication Service Function
  • National Institutes of Health, Team Leader
  • NH Department of Health & Human Services, Office of the Commissioner, State of New Hampshire
  • NHLBI, Chief, Office of Workforce Relations
  • NHLBI, Workforce Relations Specialist
  • Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Project Manager
  • Office of Commonwealth Preparedness, Special Assistant to the Governor
  • Office of Commonwealth Preparedness, Special Assisttant to the Governor
  • Office of the Secretary of Defense - Chief Information Officer's Office, Director of Continuity
  • Office of the Secretary of Defense - Chief Information Officer's Office, Director of Current Operations
  • Prince George's County, MD Department of Social Services, Crisis Intervention Coordinator
  • Prince George's County, MD Department of Social Services, Special Assistant to the Director and Assistant Director
  • Risk Solutions International, Vice President
  • RITPO, Information Assurance
  • SAIC, Emergency Operations Center Manager
  • SAIC/ONI, Senior Systems Engineer
  • Social Security Administration, Office of the Inspector General, Investigations, Special Agent in Charge
  • Smart LLP, Executive Director Federal Programs, Smart Business Consulting
  • Smart LLP, Manager
  • Smart LLP, Senior Consultant
  • Social Security Administration, Office of the Inspector General, Investigations, Special Agent in Charge
  • The Telework Coalition, President and CEO
  • Tropical Shipping, Disaster Management Coordinator
  • US Army, Administrative Officer
  • US Army 70th RRC, Operations Officer
  • US Army Headquarters, COOP Analyst
  • US Army Headquarters, COOP Program Manager
  • US Census Bureau, IT Specialist
  • US Department of Transportation, Program Specialist
  • US Office of Government Ethics
  • USDA, ARS, Homeland Security, Emergency Preparedness Specialist
  • USMC, Anti-Terrorism Officer
  • VIACK Corporation, Senior Vice President
  • Virginia Department of Emergency Management, State Planning Program Manager
  • Virginia Office of Emergency Management, Emergency Management Planner
  • World Health Organization, Chief of General Services
  • WV Department of Health and Human Resources/Bureau for Public Health, Emergency Planner

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Conference Speakers and Agenda

Confirmed Speakers
7:30-8:30am Registration/Continental Breakfast (coffee and pastries)
8:30-8:45am Opening Remarks: Kimberley Hovda, Manager, Program Development, Homeland Defense Journal
8:45-9:30am

Pat Fontaine, Senior Manager, Business Continuity Planning, CACI

Fully Integrated Continuity Planning: A Three Dimensional Approach
9:30-10:15am
Jeff Gaynor, Director, Emergency Response Senior Advisory Committee and Critical Infrastructure Task Force, Department of Homeland Security
Homeland Security Advisory Council, Critical Infrastructure Task Force
10:15-10:30am NETWORKING BREAK: Sponsored by Homeland Defense Journal
10:30-11:15am

David Fukutomi, Former Federal Coordinating Officer, Federal Emergency Management Agency

Building a Better COOP
11:15-12:00pm Hank Chase, PE, Executive Director Federal Programs, Smart Business Consulting, Smart LLP
Y2K Calculus for Continuity of Operations Planning and Lessons Learned
12:00-12:45pm NETWORKING LUNCH: Sponsored by IT Security Magazine
12:45-1:30pm

Brittany Schaal, Emergency Management Planner, Virginia Office of Emergency Management

Critical Elements of a
Viable COOP Plan
1:30-2:15pm

Chuck Wilsker, President and CEO, The Telework Coalition

The Telework, Why Is This Piece Missing from So Many Puzzles
2:15-2:30pm NETWORKING BREAK: Sponsored by Homeland Defense Journal
2:30-3:15pm Jack Penkoske, Director for Manpower, Personnel, and Security, DISA
DISA's Telework Program
3:15-3:55pm

- Gaston Boisson, Board of Directors, Association of Contingency Planners and Senior Director, Business Development Associates LLC
- Ronald French, Senior Manager, BDA Global

Effective Approaches for COOP
3:55-4:00pm Closing Remarks: Kimberley Hovda, Manager, Program Development, Homeland Defense Journal
Sponsors

Corporate Sponsors



PacStar™ delivers advanced, field deployable network communications.   Through its offices around the globe, PacStar supports military units, government agencies and field operations with reliable, secure command, control and communications (C3) capability.  Its flagship product, the PacStar 5500, provides secure voice, data and video in demanding and remote environments with no infrastructure.




BlastGard International Inc. has been created to develop, design, manufacture and market proprietary blast mitigation materials. Patent pending BlastWrap technology has proven to effectively mitigate blasts and suppress flash fires regardless of the material or compound causing the explosion. This unique technology can be used to create new finished products or designed to retrofit existing products.

 



The Telework Coalition is a not for profit organization headquartered in Washington, DC. Its Board of Directors and Advisory Board are comprised of individuals from the public and private sectors including representatives from the legal, technology, consulting, media, educational, and HR communities. Their mission is summed up by their tag line,“Enabling Virtual, Mobile, and Distributed Work through Education, Technology, and Legislation”.

Media Sponsors



The Homeland Defense Journal is free to government managers and decision-makers! Visit us at www.homelanddefensejournal.com

IT*Security magazine is the nation's first professional journal focusing on the nexus between IT security and infrastructure protection. The monthly magazine, debuted in February 2005, and is written by leading experts from industry, government and academia.

For more information or subscribe to IT*Security magazine go to our website www.itsecuritymagazine.com

Organizational Sponsors



Telemus Solutions provides customized security consulting, advisory, research and training services to both public and private sector markets throughout the world. Our company headquarters is located in Falls Church, Virginia, just outside of Washington, D.C., with branch offices in Boston and Miami. For more information on Telemus Solutions please call (703) 893-0550.

Wireless Communications Association, International

Founded in 1988, the Wireless Communications Association International (WCA) is the principal non-profit trade association representing the wireless broadband industry. WCA membership, which includes the industry's leading carriers, vendors and consultants, has grown to over 530 member companies spanning six continents.

The WCA organizes the world's largest annual business conference and exhibition devoted exclusively to wireless broadband. This conference and exhibition annually convenes experts from around the world to discuss market strategies, emerging technologies, new applications and financing/regulatory options.



The Carbon Project is pioneering innovative software technologies that can handle increasing amounts and types of complex, dispersed geospatial information. By simplifying these data across a broad spectrum of users, we make the world of geospatial information accessible and usable to everyone, everywhere.

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Become an Exhibitor or Sponsor

ATTENTION INDUSTRY AND SOLUTIONS PROVIDERS: Our sponsors and exhibitors will have a unique opportunity to showcase their products and services to leading government decision-makers and leaders.  If you would like to learn more about this event and ways in which our market research and media outlets can assist your sales program, please contact Andrea Feinberg, (201) 592-6477.
 

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Registration Fee

  • Industry - $495 per person
  • Small Business - $395 per person
  • Government - $295 per person

Registration Options


NOTE: On-line registrations for this conference are now closed. Space is available for walk in registrants. To register the day of the conference, please bring your payment and the attached registration form

Registrations are payable by Visa, Mastercard, American Express, company check or government purchase order.

CANCELLATION POLICY: You may designate a substitute in writing any time before the conference. If you need to cancel your registration, you must send your notice in writing and will be subject to a $50 processing fee. No refunds are given for cancellations received one week prior to the event start date or later. PLEASE NOTE: No shows will be liable for the entire registration fee.

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Market*Access has the right to refuse registration to any attendee at any time.

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Contact Us

• For registration information, contact Pamela Greenstein, (703) 807-2758
• For government speaking and best practices presentation opportunities, contact Kim Hovda,
(703) 894-1096

• For product and solutions companies interested in sponsorship information and related speaking opportunities, contact
Andrea Feinberg, (201) 592-6477.

If you have any questions about Homeland Defense Journal events in general, please see our
Event FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions).

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Conference Location

This conference will be held at the NRECA (National Rural Electric Coop Assn) Headquarters Building, Executive Conference Center (Main Floor) at 4301 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22203. Please note: the parking garage and a side entrance to the building is on Taylor Street.

Map and directions to the conference location
Ballston Metro stop information

Airport and walking directions from metro to hotels below

Nearby hotels include:

 

2007 Event Schedule

Start planning now for your 2007 training needs!  To download a pdf of our planned training conferences and workshops for 2007, please click here.

 

Marketing, Conference Management and Production by:

Homeland Defense Journal, Inc.
4301 Wilson Boulevard, #1003
Arlington, VA 22203
(703) 807-2755

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